BIO

Nana Sachini
Born in 1975, in Thessaloniki, Greece

Contact details
nanasach@gmail.com  

Education
2008 
MA in Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of Arts, London, U.K.. 
2007 
Postgraduate Diploma in Fine art “Distinction”, Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, London, U.K.. 
2005 
B.A. Hons in Painting, Degree (Ptychio) “Excellent”, School of Fine Arts, Thessaloniki, Greece.
 
Exhibitions

2011
"The body as city", (two person exhibition), a.antonopoulou.art gallery, Athens, Greece.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012
"Stories no words can tell", Six Dogs, Athens, Greece.
2011
"Hotel Ariston"
Symbiosis? XV Biennale de la Mediterranee, Thessaloniki, Greece.
 (curated by Thouli Misirloglou) 
"98 Weeks research/project space" in Bey Hamam, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art
biennale:3 "Παλιές διασταυρώσεις-Make it new"
(co-curated by Paolo Colombo, Mahita El Bacha Urieta, Marina Fokidis and Mirene Arsanios)
"Acrobat Reading" @ Remap 3, Athens, Greece. (curated by Alexios Papazacharias)
"On books and translation", 98weeks Research/Project Space, Beirut, Lebanon with the book "prophets in love", A collaborative artist's book(one-of-a-kind object) with Iordanis Papadopoulos, greek poet.
 "Epekeina", Athens Municipality Building, Athens, Greece (curated by Theophilos Tramboulis). *
2010
"Rooms 2010", Kappatos Gallery, St. George Lycabettus Hotel, Athens, Greece (curated by Alexios Papazacharias) *
"Holidays(?)" Gray Gallery, Greece (curated by Irini Karayannopoulou)
2009
"Inside Out", GV Art Gallery, London, U.K. (curated by Charlie Franklin) 
"Condensation 2009", Bodhi Gallery, London, U.K.
"Propeller Island", Thurloe Place, South Kensington, London, U.K.   
2008
"Transleat me", part of project Translation, 48-50 Aiolou street, Athens, Greece.
MA Fine Art Degree Show, Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of Arts, London, U.K.
website:
http://chelsea.dovelight.com
Rock, Scissors, Paper”, RKB Gallery, London, U.K.
Condensation”, Decima Gallery, London, U.K.
Nearly me, nearly now, nearly show”, Chelsea College, London,U.K.
XHbit 08”, Student Arts Union, London, U.K.*
Arts Club, Dover Street, London, U.K.
 2007
Trauma Queen”, Mediterranean” Hotel, Athens, Greece. (co-curated by Zoi Pappa and Harris Kontosphiris)*
Free Associations”, Chelsea College, London, U.K.*
Interim Show – Postgraduate Diploma Fine Art”, Chelsea College, London, U.K.
 
2006
Positive Charges”, Center of Contemporary Art, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece.*
Alumni Show 05-06”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece.*
Action Field Kodra 06”, Thessaloniki, Greece.*
Industry and Innovation”, HYATT, Thessaloniki, Greece
Pixeldance Festival”, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Belle Arte Lamia”, Contemporary Art Competition, Lamia, Greece.
 
2005
Action Field Kodra 2005”, Thessaloniki, Greece. *
Belle Arte Lamia”, Contemporary Art Competition, Lamia, Greece.
 
2004
Young Artists explore cinema”, Berlin, Germany.*
Action Field Kodra 2004”, Thessaloniki, Greece.*
Young Artists explore cinema”, Cinemuseum, Thessaloniki, Greece.* 
Cultural SpecialOlympics“Athens2004”,WarMuseum, Thessaloniki,Greece. 
2003
Trash Art” ( Recycle Art ), BIOS open studios, Athens, Greece.
 
* Catalogue
 
Solo Performances

 2010
"nomadic architecture", Sarakiniko, Milos island, Greece.
"Board Games-RISK, SOLITAIRE, GO", salt evaporation pond, Milos island, Greece.
"Which way? To the cake!", Athens, Greece.
2009
"Long exposure", Edinburgh, U.K.
2008
"Pleasure Pillow", Chelsea College of Art and Desing, London, U.K.
"At least that's a step to the right direction", Nunhead, London, U.K.

Collaborative performances-projects 
2012
"Variations on Joy or Modulation on Koolhaas' proposal for a new european flag", performance from artist's group KangarooCourt, "why art now" exhibition, OpenShow Studio, Athens, Greece.
"Brigitte's Vardo or almost 15 minutes", installation- performance-photography exhibition, Re-activation of theatre "Embros" from Kinisi Mavili, Athens, Greece (with Maria Lianou, Ioanna Pantazopoulou, Iordanis Papadopoulos, Stavro-Christo Vlachakis).
2011 
"Little Bunny", a performance from artist's group KangarooCourt, Re-activation of theatre "Embros" from Kinisi Mavili, Athens, Greece. 
"In Vino Veritas", a performance/installation. Production from EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece. ( concept from Zisis Kotionis and Phoebe Giannisi.
 "Poster Group", a presentation from artist's group KangarooCourt in Action Field Kodra 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece (curated by Theophilos Tramboulis) .
"Press Conference", a performance from artist's group KangarooCourt in the symposium "Communi(cati)on of Crisis" organized by the Institute for Live Arts Research, Nafpaktos, Greece.
2010
 "MelodramaThes", a public performance from artist's group KangarooCourt, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2009
 Velvet Festival-"Heaven"2nd Biennale of Athens
"Beres from Monmarte" organised by Konstantinos Dagritzikos.



Selected Articles,Publications

2010
"My beautiful room", Maria Maragou, Enet.gr, December 2010
http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=232788
2009
"Trauma Queen", 2009, Futura Editions
"Kaput", Art Magazine, Issue o4, February 2009, Gelly Grintaki, "Transleat me"
http://www.kaput.gr/04/grindaki.html
 
2008
“Ta Nea tis Texnis”( “Arts News”), Issue No 163, January 2008, Stavros Tsigoglou “Nana Sachini:Sebastian”
 
2006
“Positive Charges”, Center of Contemporary Art, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece

 

Awards
2005-1st Prize of Competition “BOUTARI NOUVEAU” 

 
Workshops
2004
"Transient Art in public spaces", Thessaloniki, Greece (curated by Evanthia Tsantila)